Process of mounting metallic ornaments upon glass



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0. B. HEADLY & J. S. CARROW. PROCESS OF MOUNTING METALLIC ORNAMENTS UPONGLASS, 6w.

Patented July 26 UNITED STATES (.l lARLlCh' H.

PATENT OFFICE.

PENN b YLYANIA.

PROCESS OF MOUNTING METALLIC ORNAMENTS UPON GLASS, 8w.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 479,743, dated July 26,1892.

Application filed February 13, 1892. Serial No. 421,459. No specimens1'0 (1 whom it may COIL-(1877b:

lie it known that we, CHARLES ii. llEADLY and JOHN S. (JARRow, citizensof the United States, and residents of Philadelphia, Iennsylvania, haveinvented an Improved Process of Mounting Metallic Ornaments upon Glassand Similar \Vare, of which the following is a specification.

The object of our invention is to so mount metallicopen-work uponglass.-ind similar material in such a manner that after the article hasbeen plated the solder joints are not exposed, but are plated similar tothe body of the material. This object we attain in the following manner,reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings, which illustrate thedifferent steps in the process, and in which Figure 1 is a view ofoneform of ornamentw tion as it is cast ready to be shaped to the form ofthe article. Fig. is aside view of a glass bottle towhieh theornamentation shown in Fig. l is to be applied. Fig. I is a view showingthe n'namentation partially applied to the bottle. Fig. l is a viewshowing the ornamentation removed from the bottle, but shaped to conformto the body thereof, and ready to be immersed in the whitening-bath.Fig. 5 is a view showing the ornamentation again applied to the bottleand the upper edges soldered together, so that it cannot be removedtherefrom; and Fig. 0 isa view showing the bottle with the ornamentationimmersed in an electroplating solution.

It will be understood that similar material to glass can be used withoutdeparting from our invention, the word similar in this instance meaningany material which can be immersed in an electroplating solution withouttaking. the electroplating, and it will also he understood that thedesign shown in the accompanying drawings need not be adhered to incarrying out our invention, and that the shape of the article upon whichthe ornamentation is mounted is immaterial.

The first step in the process is to mold the open-work ornamentation.This is done by producing a ilat mold of the design required, and thesections a can be made singly or in pairs or cast in a single piece, asdesired. The material preferably used is white-metal, which issuflicicntly pliable to enable the manufacturer to bend it and shape itto the article. The design in most instances where a large number of thesame article are to he made is made for that one article; but where asmall number of a certain article is to be made the open-workornamentation may he cut from a large casting.

The operator mounts upon the bottle 1 (shown in Fig. 3) theornamentation shown in Fig. l, soldering the two edges of theornamentation together at 1,1 and when the ornamentation extends underthe bottle, as is the case of the design shown in the drawings, theoperator turns the extensions 1/ under the bottle and solders themtogether, as will be clearly understood by referring to Fig. 1. Theextensions 1, however, are preferably left, as shown in Fig. 3, so thatthe ornamentation after being soldered can he removed from the article,as shown in Fig. t. It isthen dipped into a quicleactingplatingsoltltion, and when silver-plating is applied the entirestructure is Coated. It is then removed from the 0100 troplatingdiath,and the white coat on the outer portion of the open-work is then removedhy hurnishing. The article is then prepared for the finalelectroplating-bath, thus leaving the white coating only at the back, asin most cases where glass. is used the back of the tH'iHtlllUlliillltJllcan be seen through the glass. The plating covers up or removes any darkspots on the hack of the ornamentation which would otherwise showthrough the glass and spoil the appearance of the article.

The next step in the process is to mount the ornamentation upon thebottle, turning down the edges (3, as shown in Fig. .1), and curing themtogether by solder joints at. f, as indicated in Fig. 1, thus securelyfastening the ornamentation upon the bottle.

The next step in the process is to immerse the bottle or other article,with the ornamentation secured thereto, in the electroplatingsolution,as shown in Fig. (I, preferably a slowacting solution, so as tothoroughly plate all of theornamentation,includingthesolderjoints. Thearticle is then removed from the solution and thoroughly cleaned andpolished, ready to be placed upon the market.

Thus by our improvement we are enabled to m.-t||n|'.n-tl|re illlltflt'.oi lllt tllill'ili'lt'l' le- Mllllt'tl at a rontparatirol ;smallt'osLantl the solder joints will he plated and will haretho sauteil|)1)t'ttl;l!itt a the liollyol lho ornamentation,

in some instant-es when opaque glassware or similar material is used thewhitening step in the [\t'tn't'ss may he dispensed with.

When large numliers of the same ;llll('l( are to he mounted with thesame ornamentation, a dummy or l'ornn-r can he used toshape theornatm-ntalion in the first place without depart ing from our invention.The ornamen tation, however, is finally seenred to the artiele for whichit is intended.

\Ve claim as our in\'eution 1. The withixrdeserihed process ofornamenling glassware or similar material, said process consisting incasting the metallic open-work ornamental design, fitting it to thearticle to he ornamented, soldering ittogethe: at the joints,sulrjecting it. to an electroplatingsolution, which will plate themetallic ornamentation and the solder joints without plating theartiele, suhstantially as set forth.

2. The within-deserihed proeess of ornainenting, glassware or similarmaterial, said process eonsisting in (tasting the, metallic open-workornamental design, fitting it to the arti -le to be ornamented in such amanner that it ean be withdrawn from the artjiele, solder ng it togetherat the joints, removing it from the art iele, sulrieeting it to aplating solntion in order to plate the haek ol' the ornamentation,mounting it again upon the arti- ('l(, turning down and fitting andsoldering together the remaining portion of the ornamentation so as toeonline it to the article, and finally immersing the article, with theornantentattion, in an electroplating solution which will plate themetallicornamentation without plating the article,substantially asspecified.

$5. The process herein described of ornamenting glassware or similarmaterial, said process consisting in first casting a design inwhite-metal and having tapered portions to fit over a shoulder, mountingsaid ornamentation upon a form, seeuring the edges together by solder,immersing the article, with the ornamentation, in an electroplatingbath, whereby the ornamentation and soldered joints are plated withoutplating the article, substantially as specified.

In testimony whereof we have signed our names to this specification inthe presence of two suhserihing witnesses.

CHAS. l IHCADIA. JOHN S. ARiHhV.

\Vitnesses:

FRANK II. MAssEY,

W. llAZZARD.

